Replacing text representing a concept with an alternate written form of the concept
AssigneeMModal IP LLC
InventorKjell Schubert
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Abstract
A system enables a transcriptionist to replace a first written form (such as an abbreviation) of a concept with a second written form (such as an expanded form) of the same concept. For example, the system may display to the transcriptionist a draft document produced from speech by an automatic speech recognizer. If the transcriptionist recognizes a first written form of a concept that should be replaced with a second written form of the same concept, the transcriptionist may provide the system with a replacement command. In response, the system may identify the second written form of the concept and replace the first written form with the second written form in the draft document.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for use with a document tangibly stored in a first computer-readable medium, the method comprising:
- (A) accessing the first computer-readable medium to identify a first phrase within the document, the first phrase representing a first written form of a concept;
- (B) identifying a plurality of phrases tangibly stored in a second computer-readable medium, each of the plurality of phrases representing an alternative written form of the concept;
- (C) displaying at least some of the plurality of phrases to a user;
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- (D) receiving, from the user, an instruction to -replace the first phrase with one of the plurality of phrases in the document on the first computer-readable medium, wherein the instruction does not include the one of the plurality of phrases.
An apparatus for use with a document tangibly stored in a first computer-readable medium, the apparatus comprising:
- means for accessing the first computer-readable medium to identify a first phrase within the document, the first phrase representing a first written form of a concept;
- means for identifying a plurality of phrases tangibly stored in a second computer-readable medium, each of the plurality of phrases representing an alternative written form of the concept;
- means for displaying at least some of the plurality of phrases to a user;
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- means for receiving an instruction to replace the first phrase with one of the plurality of phrases in the document on the first computer-readable medium, wherein the instruction does not include the one of the plurality of phrases.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.